I wanted to reiterate a part of my earlier post, the lack of transition game part.
It seems to me whenever we get the puck, instead of going back on the attack we play it back and set up again.
This allows the other team to set up and clog the neutral zone. We run a set play then as soon as we lose possession our whole team turns to defense.
It also creates the incredibly boring 'offense vs defense' like football.
The problem is that hockey is not football and teams that transition, attack quickly and maintain pressure win games.
Our team is doing none of those things despite the personel to do so. Our defense should be one of the best in the league at transitioning and turning the neutral zone into our bitch.
It's not this loss in particular, or the other losses. It's the way we're playing even in wins that's turning me off watching the games.
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